Choogle on with Uncle Weed podcast

Uncleweed and Cosmo sit around the Fishbowl Tavern in Olympia, Washington and talk of political fortitude, Olympia garage rock, and play some groovy tunes, from SubPop and Reap and Sow Records. Ya Dig? Plus anecdotes form SXSW (Billy Bragg, Pasties) and plans for civil liberty edu-tainment. Clubside Breakfast Time Episode 61 - The Return of Uncleweed Subscribe to the Choogle on feed or Chillaxin feed or via iTunes Visit Uncleweed.net for more writings, podcasts, paintings and photos More Podcast Goodness: Postcards from Gravelly Beach - Literature podcast - Feed - iTunes - Blog Out n’ About with Uncle Weed- Travelin’ man vidcast - Show - Feed - iTunes Ephemeral Feasthouse - Miscellanea & notes - Blog - Feed - Podcast Clubside Breakfast Time - Oly Rock and Punditry - Blog - Feed - iTunes

On a chirping bird Sunday after returning from Mexico with parasite in tow, a weakened Uncle Weed recounts artistic endeavors and medical clinic visits in Bucerias, leading to a personal slow down period of less chooglin and travelin and more writing and storytelling. You can help produce episodes via choogleon uncleweed net - storyteller skillz are key. More topics include Dalai Lama s citizenship ceremony, Winter Olympics vignettes, Americans Abroad voter registration, duty frees stores, TSA power trippers, TV vitriol, kite-boarding, drug testing, fear mongering, soldier extradition, Belize and Palau trips, novel project tbc Elsewhere, and a gamut of podcasts to enjoy. PS Send music. Choose a beverage for Spring Replenishment on Mosquito Creek - Choogle on #66 (.mp3, 42:42, 36MB) More Podcast Goodness: You can help produce episodes! - Get in touch via choogleon uncleweed net - storytelling and experiential thinking skillz are key. Postcards from Gravelly Beach - Literature Podcast - Feed - iTunes - Blog Out n’ About with Uncle Weed- Travelin’ man vidcast - Show - Feed - iTunes Ephemeral Feasthouse - Miscellanea & Notes - Blog - Feed - Podcast Gear: Podcasting gear - Koss headphones, M-Audio Microtrack and Firewire Solo Solar device recharger (looks eco-cool eh) Tags: choogleon, podcast, mexico, bucerias, dalai lama, olympics, drug testing, fear mongering, extradtion, tsa, kiteboarding, belize, palau, grateful dead, literature, hijinks

Before heading to Mexico for chillaxin times, Uncle Weed wraps up SXSW trip by chatting with Austin local Pugz - and various random characters - while rolling out a vast variety of great music including: Liam Finn (New Zealand), Black Angels (Austin), Los Campesinos (Wales), The Constantines (Canada), Tiger Tiger, Sons and Daughters (Glasgow), Wedding Present (Dublin), The Pasties (Olympia, WA) and various mysterious artists, while wandering the bustling streets of Austin USA, listening to the commotion, meeting curious folks, and commenting on food and recycling. Note: Please add band links in comments to save me the time ;-). One more for the road Sixth Street Rock Walk SXSW Mop-up - Choogle on #65 (.mp3, 43:22, 35MB) Original photo by Chris Heuer on Flickr, art ed up by Uncle Weed on Phixr More Podcast Goodness: Postcards from Gravelly Beach - Literature Podcast - Feed - iTunes - Blog Out n’ About with Uncle Weed- Travelin’ man vidcast - Show - Feed - iTunes Ephemeral Feasthouse - Miscellanea & Notes - Blog - Feed - Podcast

Wandering the streets of Austin with old pal Yaki Niku, Uncle Weed recounts a strange international steel ball tossing tournament in a remote Japanese village known for radioactive hot springs. The multi-national, dignitaries, dubbed the Genki Monkeys, represented eagerly through much drunkeness at the hands of mayor and his cohorts, followed by Born to be Wild karaoke and outdoor hot spring soaking riverside. Followed by an early morning breakfast of raw eggs, a hungover beat down by of old folks with tape measures, and a long afternoon of waiting around in the valley in discomfort due to a queasy formal dinner and an endless tour of world liquors. Stumble along for Drunken Japanese Petenque Storytime - Choogle on #64 (.mp3, 22:21, 18MB) Note: the mentioned Mad Dog (the other Genki Monkey) is featured in: Mission to the Homestead and Himalayas - Choogle on #30 Halloween Chaos in The Castro - Choogle on #29 More Podcast Goodness: Postcards from Gravelly Beach - Literature Podcast - Feed - iTunes - Blog Out n’ About with Uncle Weed- Travelin’ man vidcast - Show - Feed - iTunes Ephemeral Feasthouse - Miscellanea & Notes - Blog - Feed - Podcast

In a couple joint sessions on the balcony at SXSW, Uncle Weed recaps seeing (and meeting) folk-hero Billy Bragg at Cedar Street Courtyard documentary film about Dr. Hunter S. Thompson called Gonzo, plus seeing Athens rockers The Whigs at Stubbs, New Zealand experiential phenom Liam Finn at the Alehouse, and Canadian legends Blue Rodeo and friends (including Tom Cochran) at the Smokehouse - before fading from party exhaustion and happiness. Plus expresses concerns about expensive water, cigarette marketing, unofficial festivals and extreme douche bags. Perhaps you ll consider Finding Faith in the Folk at SXSW - Choogle on #63 (.mp3, 31:43, 26MB) Photo by tangentman - Arted up by Uncle Weed Dedication: The lonesome death of Rachel Corrie by Billy Bragg - download (MP3): The Lonesome Death of Rachel Corrie from the Guardian UK) Music by: Joey DeVilla AKA The Accordion Guy, Austin Convention Center Billy Bragg from Cedar Street Courtyard, Austin, TX Subscribe to the Choogle on feed or Chillaxin feed or via iTunes Visit Uncleweed.net for more writings, podcasts, paintings and photos More Podcast Goodness: Postcards from Gravelly Beach - Literature Podcast - Feed - iTunes - Blog Out n’ About with Uncle Weed- Travelin’ man vidcast - Show - Feed - iTunes Ephemeral Feasthouse - Miscellanea & Notes - Blog - Feed - Podcast

At SxSW Music in Austin, Texas - Uncle Weed recaps the previous day s activities and thoughts while enjoying a joint on the porch of the Hillary Clinton Suite at the Omni Hotel. Bands include the Jacob Jefferies Band, Sons and Daughters (Glasgow), Henry and Invisibles, Lemonheads, Tiger! Tiger! and more. Meanwhile at SXSW Austin is Hazy, Austin is Weird - Choogle on #62 (.mp3, 13:53, 11MB) Subscribe to the Choogle on feed or Chillaxin feed or via iTunes Visit Uncleweed.net for more writings, podcasts, paintings and photos More Podcast Goodness: Postcards from Gravelly Beach - Literature Podcast - Feed - iTunes - Blog Out n’ About with Uncle Weed- Travelin’ man vidcast - Show - Feed - iTunes Ephemeral Feasthouse - Miscellanea & Notes - Blog - Feed - Podcast

Rolling along at SXSW, Uncle Weed rambles on from the lofty porch about the festival details, aesthetics, bands, parties, free beer, politics and logistics after a long night of partying with the proletariat at locations around Austin, TX and meets a few characters. Bring a sparker for Tokes at the Presidential Suite - Choogle on #61 (.mp3, 28:08, 22MB) Subscribe to the Choogle on feed or Chillaxin feed or via iTunes Visit Uncleweed.net for more writings, podcasts, paintings and photos More Podcast Goodness: Postcards from Gravelly Beach - Literature Podcast - Feed - iTunes - Blog Out n’ About with Uncle Weed- Travelin’ man vidcast - Show - Feed - iTunes Ephemeral Feasthouse - Miscellanea & Notes - Blog - Feed - Podcast

Starting at the Seabus terminal, a busy Uncle Weed mentions some forthcoming trips and thoughts and then ends up in Austin, TX for a music, film and interactive fest complete with drinking, carousing and tokes on the Presidential suite porch. Yup, we re SxSW Bound for Austin Goodtimes - Choogle on #60 (.mp3, 14:29, 12MB) Subscribe to the Choogle on feed or Chillaxin feed or via iTunes Visit Uncleweed.net for more writings, podcasts, paintings and photos More Podcast Goodness: Postcards from Gravelly Beach - Literature Podcast - Feed - iTunes - Blog Out n’ About with Uncle Weed- Travelin’ man vidcast - Show - Feed - iTunes Ephemeral Feasthouse - Miscellanea & Notes - Blog - Feed - Podcast

While prepping for an oil painting, Uncle Weed sparks a joint and talks about travel plans (Austin, Texas for SxSW and Mexico for chillaxin ), catches up with the Vancouver 3 extradition situation (and the grandstanding DEA and DoJ despots), then revisits a party at Vancouver Seed Bank (and Toker s Lounge) with proprietor (and former editor of Cannabis Culture) Dana Larsen who tells about his political work (NDP Candidate for Sunshine Coast), and his new Hairy Pothead graphic novel. Also, Uncle Weed pitches a speaking gig at Vancouver s personal expression conference (and good time) Northern Voice, plus other podcasts series and upcoming shows, and finally an update on the Clayoquot art contest, and oh yeah, rumours about another Herby show. Grab a sack and Party at the Vancouver Seed Bank - Choogle on #59 (.mp3, 28:08, 22MB) Subscribe to the Choogle on feed or Chillaxin feed or via iTunes Visit Uncleweed.net for more writings, podcasts, paintings and photos More Podcast Goodness: Postcards from Gravelly Beach - Literature Podcast - Feed - iTunes - Blog Out n About with Uncle Weed- Travelin man vidcast - Show - Feed - iTunes Ephemeral Feasthouse - Miscellanea 4th Ave is laden with interesting shops and establishments i used to frequent. Some faves are Last Word Books (ask to see the Uncle Weed collection with my old collection of weedy books - not too shabby unless the guy doesn t know where it is in the back), the Eastside Club Tavern - a divey bar where i met my sweetie, first hooked up wi-fi and made their website also took High Times there when they visited (look for the Matt Groening original sketch on the wall) - if you love microbews and don t mind a bunch of goofballs and dirtbags, this is the place. Like the Mos Eisley cantina of Oly. Next door is the Clubside Cafe where i got my podcasting start on Clubsidebreakfasttime.com, had the pre-Vancouver going away party and many a tasty meal. They are omnivoires and can make most of their specialties a veggie way. Tell Kenny and Kathryn i sent ya and you may see my buddy Cosmo there or at Olympia Coffee Roasting s Cherry street cafe (try the Big Truck). Next to that is Le Voyeur - more of a scenesters eatery/drinkery/music venue, farther along is the 4th ave tav and even further the Brotherhood tavern - both decent. Also New Moon Cafe, Santosh Indian food and Quality Burrito serve decent grub (IIRC). If you are feeling fancy, then Water St. Cafe or Gardner s are the choices for the rich hippies. Geez, i just about forgot Billy and Lisa s incredible new restaurant Cicada. Go there or any meal and be pleased - really. Oh yeah, if you have a car, drive out to Evergreen (a bit of a roll), follow the signs to F Lot , follow the edge of the lot to the back until you see a sign to the beach (there will prob be a few cars parked there), hike down, enjoy the stroll, soak in the legends and toke a doob on the beach. Many other noteworthy folks have.

On New Year s Day, Uncle Weed takes a snowy ramble into the woods around Mt. Cypress encountering earnest tobogganists, snowshoe prints, and windswept Hollyburn cabins. Over a bowl of Purple Kush, he recounts tales of tasty ales, resolutions, cross country skiing, foreign expeditions, and personal documentation while remarking on the varieties of lichen and moss on the trees. Put on yer snowshoes Tracking Sasquatch on New Year s Day - Choogle on #58 (.mp3, 16:17, 13MB) Produced by Bread, recorded via mobile commlink Album art snapshot art ed up by UW Subscribe to the Choogle on feed or Chillaxin feed or via iTunes Visit Uncleweed.net for more writings, podcasts, paintings and photos

Part One of the Tokes on the Dopecast - Field Trip to Herby s Secret Garden in Special Service for Dopefiend.co.uk featuring Uncle Weed and Dopefiend on a North Vancouver stroll and a visit to Herby s secret garden with candid anecdotes about growing and selling cannabis in Canada and myriad marijuana inspired hi-jinks. Spark one up for Field Trip to Herby’s Garden with Dopefiend - Choogle on #57 (50MB, 1:02:06, .mp3) Music by: Phat Sidy Smokehouse, Seattle, WA, 1996 Misery Whip, Olympia, WA, 2007 Panama Red, New Riders of the Purple Sage (live) 2006-04-08 Tommy Chong, Forced in Prison Christmas Blues, 2006 Field recordings by: DT Olson Parade of Lost Souls, Oct. 31st 2007, Vancouver, BC St. Patrick s Day Parade, March 17th 2007, Vancouver, BC Cambie Pub with Poutine Lady, 2006, Vancouver, BC Subscribe to the Choogle on feed or Chillaxin feed or via iTunes Visit Uncleweed.net for more writings, podcasts, paintings and photos

Part two (see Dopefiend.co.uk for Tokes on the Dopecast: Field Trip to Herby s Secret Garden) features another visit to Herby s secret garden of Purple Kush, Magik and OG. Along with Dopefiend, Uncle Weed enjoys stories of roaches in Mexico, tips for cooking cannabis, tales from Wreck beach, and comedienne Watermelon s bust plus lots of growing details, tips and ganja strain comparison from this hobby garden. Uncle Weed s al fresco supper at Vancouver s secret-treat Art Gallery cafe before Marc Emery s speech at Joey Shithead s Band of Rebels gig. Tokes on the Porch Returns to Herby s Garden - Choogle on #56 (64MB, 1:18, .mp3) Contest: Score a Clayoquot Sound poster signed by the artist! (i ll put a photo here at some point) To enter, add a comment on the post, or review Choogle on at iTunes or post a comment at The Grow Report Choogle On Forum Bonus: Advanced Nutrients Clayoquot Old-Growth Blockade Flashback - Choogle on #44 Bev Davies shots of Band of Rebels Tokes on the Dopecast: Field Trip to Herby s Secret Garden The Grow Report Choogle On Forum Music: New Riders of the Purple Sage - Henry (live) The Ferry Changes Tack - lyrics DT Olson, music B. Rees, performed by Bread People Power - Joe Shithead Keithley s Band of Rebels (recorded live at Plaza Club) Don t Keep it a Secret - Phat Sidy Smokehouse Lighthouses - Burner Boys Stalk of Sensimellia Field Recordings by DT Olson: St. Patrick s Day 2007 Vancouver Parade of Lost Souls 2007 Vancouver Clayton the Seabus Busker (Tonight, Ramones) Oh Canada at Vancouver City Hall, 2006 No Extradition for the BC3! NEW! No Extradition folded pamphlet PDF files download page one and page two, then print and distribute copies everywhere! Phone (613) 957-4222, the Canadian Justice Department, and tell the Minister of Justice it would shock your conscience if Canadians Marc Emery, Greg Williams and Michelle Rainey were extradited to the United States, especially when a monetary fine of $200 for selling seeds, not jail time, was determined to be adequate punishment by the BC Supreme Court (R. vs. Hunter, 2000). If Canadians have broken the law in Canada, they should be given justice in Canada and if they cannot be found guilty in Canada, they should not be extradited to any other country for those same charges.

In the third conversation with teenage rock savants from Pe Ell Washington, Uncle Weed catches up with brothers Nolan (vocals, bass), Seth (guitars, vocals), Graham (drums) and talk about recent gigs featuring vomiting drummers, hot days at flea markets, styling out on NYE, plus songwriting tactics, recording plans, staying dumb, police hassles and small town life. Rock along with The Numbskulz Grow Up and Rock Out - Choogle on #55 (.mp3, 22:45, 18MB) Subscribe to the Choogle on feed or Chillaxin feed or via iTunes The Numbskulz.com Numbskulz on Myspace: www.myspace.com/thenumbskulz - Band www.myspace.com/numbskulz - Nolan (including song of the week) www.myspace.com/guitarseth Seth www.myspace.com/squirrelboy32 - Graham More Numbskulz on Choogle on!: Meet the Numbskulz - Choogle on #19 Catching Up with The Numbskulz - Choogle on #26 Video: The Numbskulz in Olympia at What You Got? Fest 2007 What you Got? Fest on Myspace Numbskulz on Podshow Numbskulz at Clubside Cafe, Olympia (arm unknown) See also: Numbskulz on Clubside Breakfast Time podcast Beware impostors: Be warned:

On Canadian Thanksgiving holiday, Uncle Weed and friends enjoy Absinthe from Barcelona, with carmelized with raw sugar and a magic mushroom tea infused nature stroll with a strawberry-grapefruit joint under the Trans Canada Highway where 2 people fell through the gaps. Pour a glass of Thanksgiving with Absinthe and Fungi Tea - Choogle on #54 (19:35, 17MB, .mp3) Subscribe to the Choogle on feed, via Chillaxin’ feed, or in iTunes Out n About with Uncle Weed - Travelin Man Vidcast - Show - Feed - iTunes Cannabis Cup 2002 and Nederlander Stroll - Scenes of life at the 2002 Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam plus trips to Deventer, Madurodam, Haarlem and just strolling the streets en route to coffeeshops. Featuring Uncle Weed, Cosmo G. Spacely and Gazoo. Clubside Breakfast Time podcast - Cosmo G. Spacely s and guests chatting about Olympia music, news, tasty food and miscellaneous sundry topics at Olympia s Clubside Cafe or other downtown locales. Dopefiend.co.uk - podcast network with Dopefiend, Queer Ninja, Lefty, Black Beauty, Zandor and more - see also The Grow Report Absinthe FAQ forgotten sippycup

Long weekend outing starting with a beer on Commercial Dr. and a fresh sack of stinky weed - with Herr Meister Funbov and Cousin Herb - before heading off to the Richmond Asian Night Market to sample okonomiyaki, bacon treats, bubble tea, cheap products, Chinese singing and discussing the uniting force of meat on sticks, then finishing the movable feast with a big joint with 4 kinds of kind bud at Trout Lake Park. Tasty Asian Night Market Joint - Choogle on #53 (30:01, 24MB, .mp3) Subscribe to the Choogle on feed, via Chillaxin’ feed, or in iTunes Bonus Snaps:

In Camden Town London, Uncle Weed visits Hemp for Victory author Kenyon Gibson to discuss his motivations and influences for writing the book, using hemp for fuel, fiber and food, unique modern hemp products, the political pressures surrounding re-mainstreaming cannabis hemp, activism tips for emerging hempsters, his research for UK Parliament on hemp as a replacement crop for opium in Afghanistan, plus conversation on contemporary hemp production in the United Kingdom and around the globe. Plant a seed for Hemp for Victory - Choogle on #52 (.mp3, 38MB, 47:05) Subscribe to the Choogle on feed, via Chillaxin’ feed, or in iTunes Get Hemp for Victory Hemp for Victory: History and Qualities of the World s Most Useful Plant. [ISBN 0-9549939-0-X, London, Whitaker Publishing, 2006. Hemp for Victory in the UK through Whitaker Publishing Hemp for Victory in USA via Mina Wear Hemp for Victory reviews Just Published in UK: Hemp for Victory - Kenyon Gibson s new book Hemp for Victory: History and Qualities of the World s Most Useful Plant, is out in paperback at $29.95, printed on tree-free hemp Mina Hegaard of Minawear Hemp Clothing is one US distributor. Bulk orders can be made via Kenyon Gibson, or from the publisher s site, www.whitakerpublishing.co.uk. More information is available on Kenyon Gibson s Hemp for Victory web site which includes a link to a recent Guardian article about hemp and the book. The talented researchers and writers assembled by Kenyon Gibson have gone above and beyond the call of duty by creating a phenomenally documented compendium on cannabis hemp. Paralleling the numerous uses of cannabis hemp, Hemp for Victory details its social, political and economic impact over the years. Historical and current information covering a wide range of relevant topics makes Hemp for Victory especially useful for an equally wide range of readers. Environmentalists, farmers, patients, and manufacturers will all benefit from Hemp for Victory. From the budding hempologist to the seasoned activist, Hemp for Victory is a must have. John E. Dvorak, Board Member and Treasurer of the Hemp Industries Association, founder and curator of the Boston Hemp Co-op s Hemp History Library and Museum Kenyon Gibson resources Kenyon s Hemp for Victory blog and bio: My interest in hemp was started when my younger sister told me about the benefits of the plant. After reading up on her remarks, I was not surprised to see that major corporations and politicians have kept this information suppressed and tried to give hemp a bad image. As our climate deteriorates and our economies suffer, it is time to put the foot down and demand a change for the better. With hemp, we could make a safer, fairer and cleaner world. Writing about this for the last seven years has finally produced Hemp for Victory , and I hope that it will awaken the reader to the opportunity we have to make a change. There was such a plethora of information on hemp that one book could not contain it, and as events are unfolding daily, it is good to be able to blog about it; otherwise, I d never have finished writing, as the temptation to add just one more bit was part of the reason for the long gestation period for Hemp for Victory . Kenyon edits the Journal of Industrial Hemp Association Speech by Kenyon The Best People in History Used Hemp Article by Kenyon Hemp The Bush That George Grew Kenyon Gibson is all smiles outside Sainsbury s Camden Town, with his hemp bag Photo by Sagar at Hemp and Natural Fibres Hemp is at hand article in The Guardian by Annie Kelly, Wednesday September 27 2006 excerpts: For decades, UK farmers were banned from growing a plant wrongly associated with potheads. But this versatile member of the cannabis family is moving back into the agricultural mainstream. The hemp community insists that it is moving hemp away from its associations with drugs and the people who smoke them, but tensions still remain. I loathe the fact that there are still people who think the hemp industry is run by a bunch of potheads trying to legitimise their own drug habits, says Kenyon Gibson, hemp researcher and co-author of Hemp for Victory, a new book on the history and uses of hemp. It could not be further from the truth, but there are people out there who benefit from keeping the link between hemp and marijuana alive and kicking. He believes the misrepresentation of hemp as a dangerous narcotic has been pushed for decades by international conglomerates, who are well aware of the threat that the plant poses to their trade. It was the large multinationals who helped ban hemp decades ago, and it s the large multinationals who are still ensuring that natural alternatives to their products are being sidelined even in this time of environmental chaos, Gibson says. Look at how many trees we could save by investing in a global hemp paper industry. Look at its potential to contribute to natural ethanol, yet we re lagging behind countries such as Brazil which are making great strides in creating fuel from domestic products. Token investments We can t let token investments from the government into niche hemp industries divert us from keeping on pushing for the true environmental potential of hemp to finally be exploited, Gibson continues. The true power of hemp will be unlocked only when we re able to use it to challenge large-scale, environmentally-damaging industries, and this isn t happening yet. It is a line that companies such as Hemcore are eager to distance themselves from. Hobson says that his company prefers to treat hemp as a sustainable but commercial product, rather than getting into arguments about corporate politics. But for Gibson, Pugh and others like them, the two issues are inextricably linked. As hemp once posed a threat to some investors, so it does again today - for which reason some would rather leave the issue of hemp alone, Gibson says. With such a commodity, many positive changes can be put in place from which we can all benefit. The battle to get this recognised still needs to be fought.

With a enormous joint of Kemo bud, Uncle Weed hauls Dopefiend into the woods on Vancouver s North Shore to talk about stoner travel delights in BC, break down the cult of the Purple Kush and explain the true meaning of chooglin while the the river rolls by while the stone mason rambles a tune from the woodshop. Toke up Midnight Riverside Joint with the Dopefiend - Choogle on #51 (15:09, 13MB, .mp3) Bonus: Lynn Valley Park Suspension Bridge pics:

Over martinis at a fancy Covent Garden bar in London, a charming Russian student indulges a somewhat flustered Uncle Weed s questions about Siberian winters, police corruption, fixers and bribes, communist nostalgia, gulags, late-night disapperences, hockey teams plus his comrade quearies into the effectiveness of her tactical KGB skills. Pay your bribe for Interrogating a Russian over Drinks - Choogle on #50 (.mp3, 13:24, 14MB) original photo by UW, art ed up by Bread the producer Subscribe to the Choogle on feed, via Chillaxin’ feed, or in iTunes Music: Lawyers, Guns and Money Warren Zevon via Archive.org February 11, 1988, Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark

Two Purple Kush smoke out sessions on the porch to test Uncle Weed s debilitating homegrown Purple Kush ganja in joints, hookah and vaporizer. With Cousin Herb, Weed tokes and talks about growing, curing, Christmas lights, Vancouver storms and dental work in the frosty North Van evening. Spark it up! Glorious Purple Kush Testing Session - Choogle on #49 (.mp3, 22:39, 21MB) photo by Uncleweed, Album art by Bread the Producer Subscribe to the Choogle on feed, via Chillaxin’ feed, or in iTunes Thanks to Jon’s Plant Factory (Vancouver area enthusiasts visit Jon s in Burnaby on East Hastings, just past Boundary) Music: Grateful Dead Soundcheck Jam and I Know You Rider

A hemp-ed up guide to conscious travel in Japan as Uncle Weed (on the hoof) waxes nostalgic about backcountry squatting in abandoned villages with graves with offerings, wild mushrooms and counter-culture festivals. He relays practical tips on getting around the islands, finding hidden cannabis culture and exploring the natural beauty from sacred sites and hemp fields in Shikoku to high in the Nagano Mountains to wild ganja harvest in Hokkaido - features some unique Okinawan folk music. Ikimasho! Japanese Mountain Satori Time - Choogle on #48 (.mp3, 15:34, 14MB) snaps by Uncle Weed, Tottori and Nagano, Nihon 1992 Subscribe to the Choogle on feed, via Chillaxin’ feed, or in iTunes More on this topic: Taima.org - Clearinghouse of Hemp in Japan info Hemp Culture in Japan - Hemp in Japan Photo Gallery Hemp Culture in Japan (.pdf) - a 1992-7 ground-breaking treatise on the history and cultural significance of hemp in Japan. Hemp Culture in Japan is available in .html or .pdf. For alternate versions, visit Taima.org, a site dedicated to Hemp in Japan. Published in Cannabis Culture magazine (#13 ), the Journal of International Hemp Association (V.4 N.1) as well as excerpted in several books including Hemp Horizons, Hemp for Victory and Hanp from Norway. Zen Rambling in Japan in Heads (VOL.6 ISS.04: The Travel/Japan Issue) Uncleweed on Dopefiend’s Dopecast #80 (spieling on more about Japan and other countries)

On a rainyday porch, Uncle Weed and Herr Funboy field test and rate a Vapo-Cannon Vaporizer, pimp Heads magazine and UW s Tokes on the Porch blog and offering bribes and shout outs to iTunes reviewers before moving onto a session with a prancing horse hookah from Baghdad while sampling Renee, Lui, and Sugar Mango, Bubble Gum and other fine BC ganja. Fire up Vapo Hookah Royal Sampler - Choogle on #47 (.mp3, 25:07, 23MB) Subscribe to the Choogle on feed or via Chillaxin feed or in iTunes Music: The Volcano Song - The Budos Band via KEXP SotD podcast Such a Lovely Thing - DeVotchKa via KEXP SotD podcast wild crafted street music from Greek Days festival in Vancouver Bonus: Tokes on the Porch blog thanks to Lt. Magnum

An extended length (ideal for summertime listening) features a late night walk around the heart of London Town with rambling topics from public drunkeness, Cleopatra s Obelisk, party boats, Shakespeare s Globe theater, Internet kiosks, Sir Drake s Golden Hind, The Clink Jail, Millennium, Black Friars and Tower bridges, Cornish pasties, take away falafels, cellar temperature ales, Dali art, Falklands naval veterans, CCTV cameras, miscellaneous wars, royal largess, overfilled hotel baths and a spontaneous fire in Piccadilly. Grab ahold of London Town Wander Night - Choogle on #46 (.mp3, 54:39, 50MB - and worth it!) Photos by Victoria Potter - art ed up by Uncle Weed Music: Two Gallants Feels Like Home to Me

Rolling on in NYC, Uncle Weed gets the full Manhattan street-level tour from the Meat Packing District stumbling upon a band in a bubble to Greenwich Village for tasty falafels with savory accessories, a haunted speakeasy with rich literary history plus the only house on the island. Finally, thoughtful comparison on CBC s The Trailer Park Boys (caution Flash) as the modern-day equivalent of (classic Canadian TV programme) Beachcombers. Roll on with NYC Speakeasy Stroll - Choogle on #45 (21:10, 20MB, .mp3)

While camping at Clayoquot Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island last summer, Uncle Weed launches into a lengthy discourse about noted logging blockades in 1993 and talks about meditations on hemp, non-violence, compassion, clearcuts, ecology and economics of forestry and comments on a looming water shortage in Tofino (to be continued ). Get your hands on Clayoquot Old-Growth Blockade Flashback - Choogle on #44 (39:03, .mp3, 54MB)

On a rainy Sunday, Uncle Weed visits Happy Vappy s designer and entrepreneur Ferdinand at his workshop in commercial East Vancouver. They discuss reasons for using a herbal vaporizer for enjoy ganja as well as his inspiration for his business, new improvements to the Happy Vappy, why the Vappy is handy for medical patients, what s up with convection and temperature control plus useful Vaporizer use and maintenance tips. Warm up with Happy Sunday with the Vappy Man - Choogle on #43 (.mp3, 11:04, 15MB) Subscribe: Choogle on feed or Chillaxin feed or via iTunes Music: My Children, Be Joyful Rock Plaza Central are we not horses (2006, CD) Bonus: Buy your own Happy Vappy Herbal Vaporizer For a limited time get a free hat with the purchase of any of our HappyVappy Vaporizer Kits! ! //plus 25% off any of our accessories.// HappyVappy Vaporizer Kit • The efficient, effective and easy to use herbal vaporizer. • Extra long 10’ power cord. • 1 Vappy Stem (Mouth Piece) included. • 1 Vappy Packer included. • 1 Vappy Caddy included. • Durable metal and plastic construction • Dimensions: 3”L 2”W 5”H (without stem) • Instructions included.

Out n about on London double-decker buses and underground tube to hook up for tea and joints with ethneo-pundit Max Freakout in counter-culture haven Camden Town to chat about markets and psychedelics (salvia divinorum, DMT, psilocybin) and reminiscing about two glorious summers of fungi legality in the UK. Plus Brighton flashbacks with The Dopefiend discoursing on royals and morals and Max s accounts of anarchist rallies and heavy handed actions by the coppers and parliamentary war-mongers. Roll along with Anarchy and Fungi in the UK - Choogle on #42 (.mp3, 24:28, 22MB) [pic and art by UW on flickr] Subscribe to the Choogle on feed or Chillaxin feed or in iTunes Tripper s Paradise: Hampstead Heath - Wikipedia, Hampstead Heath - City of London, Hampstead Heath - enthusiast site Music: High Times (.mp3) from New Moon by Elliott Smith - Kill Rock Stars Buy at Kill Rock Stars Pre-order More On This Album Father Yod, YaHoWha 13 and the Source Family See: Process Media - Source Family music Sex Pistols Anarchy in the UK The Ukrainians Anarchy in the UK Sex Pistols L Anarchie

After a pleasing smokedown of California medical marijuana, Uncle Weed wanders back to his luxury hotel - passing San Jose s domed, modernist, fountain-laden City Hall - and rambling about New York City neighbourhoods, smells and pubcrawls plus grouses about stinky hotels, late flights, sleeplessness and democractic candidates while sneaking tokes as cops roll by in quiet Silicon Valley. Stoney Streets of San Jose - Choogle on #41 (.mp3, 26MB, 19:00) [album art by Bread the Producer, photo by UW - on Flickr] Subscribe: to the Choogle on feed or Chillaxin feed or in iTunes Music: Silverhawk - Kalispell (Sam Densmore and John C. Densmore) from Westward (see also mastanmusic.com) Unknown - The Things You Can Think (T. Geisel) Clayton (the Seabus Busker) - Tonight (Ramones) City Hall rotunda and Downtown skyline, November 12, 2005 by //ichael Patric|{

Late night hoots on a historic Greenwich Village rooftop with Uncle Weed talking with a Canadian friend about NYC scenes and buildings plus 9/11 recollections, vacuum tubes, ferries, oreo cookies, the last ink factory, Hudson fireworks, hockey lock-out, law school ideas, propane tanks and lawnmowers, 2002 Cannabis Cup (see pics if you are Uncle Weed s friend on Flickr) and minor police incidents plus a few confessions (lousy joint roller and typist) and a self-aggrandizing plug for Zhonka Surfbreaks free wi-fi for the people! Greenwich Village Rooftop NYC Diesel Smokedown - Choogle on #40 (.mp3, 23.3MB, 25:19) Music: Billy Bragg Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key words by Woody Guthrie, music by Billy Bragg (and Wilco?) Delfar 7 (Bread the Producer) The Ferry Changes Tack words by D.T. Olson, music by B. Rees

Whilst visiting mentor/amigo Hemp Ed in Pe Ell, Washington, Uncle Weed chats about cellulose fuel conversion, logging industry, tasty eggs from hemp seed fed chickens laden with omega 3s fatty acids plus Willie Nelson s peaceful bio-diesel revolution, Ed s Alaskan logging hi-jinks, Finnish saunas and Hemp Express Van flashbacks.  Visit Hemplobby.org (be sure to download the Practical Guide to Cannabis .pdf) and Ed s HempLobby Chronicles blog. Download Bacon, Biscuits and Hemp Ed - Choogle on #39 (.mp3, 37.5MB, 27:18) Music by: Bio Willie Nelson [BioWillie Fuels] A Peaceful Solution (origin unknown) The Numbskulz Roadtrip (instrumental) (hear Numbskulz on Choogle on #26 and #19 - a third episode Numbskulz Grow Up coming soon) (photo by Eve Lentz from Practical Guide to Cannabis)